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Progress The-417 Hennepin av. Pub., Harold L. Hoskinson. $1 per year.
Raddningslinan-3428 Oakland av. Editor, Mrs. Josephine G. Princell.
Referee The-309 S 12th. Pub., Lloyd B. Johnson.
Register The-402 Northwestern Bank bldg. Pub., E. L. Otis.
Robbinsdale Tellit-Robbinsdale. Editor, F. A. Harvey. $1.50 per year.
Svenska Amerikanska Posten-207 S 6th. Pub., Swan J. Turnblad. $1 per year. Svenska Folkets Tidning-603 2d av S. Pub., Andrew G. Johnson. $1 per year. Svenska Roman Bladet-727 S 4th. Pub., C. E. Peterson. $1.50 per year.
Twin City Commercial Bulletin-Branch Office, 336 Boston blk. Pubs., Commer- cial Bulletin Co. $2 per year.
Twin City Star The-1419 Washn av S. Pub., Chas. S. Smith. $2 per year.
Ugebladet-720 S 4th. Pubs., C. Rasmus- sen Publishing Co. $1 per year.
United Lutheran The-425 S 4th. Pubs., Augsburg Publishing House. $1 per year.
Veckobladet-603 2d av S. Pubs., Minne- apolis Veckoblad Publishing Co. $1.50 per year.
Vestern-Amerikanen - 416 Phoenix bldg. Editor and Mngr., Oscar Lonegren. 50 cents per year.
Weekly Mirror The-111 S 6th. Pubs.,
Commercial Legal Printing Co. $1 per year.
Western Newspaper Union-200 N 3d. Mngr., Frank J. Meyst.
Woman's Home Weekly-601 2d av S. Mngr., John Burgess.
SEMI-MONTHLY.
Farm, Stock and Home-830 Hennepin av. Sec., H. N. Owen. 50 cents per year. Hardware Trade The-336 Boston blk.
Pubs., The Commercial Bulletin Co. $1 per year.
Journal-Lancet The-839 Lumber Exch. Pub., Wm. L. Klein. $2 per year.
Labor Digest The-807 N. Y. Life bldg. Pub., E. E. Stevens. $1 per year. Skordemannen (Swedish Agricultural) 2625 Chicago av. Pub., A. L. King. 75
cents per year.
MONTHLY.
American Co-Operative Journal-406 S 4th, Chamber of Com. bldg. Mngr., Geo. W. Williams. $1 per year.
Augsburg Ekko (Norwegian)-720 22d av 1 Pubs., The Augsburg Students' As- sociation. 50 cents per year.
Auto Clipper-1025 Nicollet av. Pubs., Mason Pub. Co. $1 per year.
Bible Friend The-2300 Bloomington av. Pub., Rev. C. S. Osterhus. 50 cents per year.
Buerger and Bauer-3012 Fremont av S. Pub., A. L. Hermann.
Coal Dealer The-934 Lumber Exch. Edi- tor( I. C. Cuvellier. $1 per year. Co-Operation-813 Met Life bldg. Pubs., Right Relationship League. $1 per year. Co-Operative Manager & Farmer - 324 Flour Exch. Editor, J. H. Adams. $1 per year.
Crow Bar The-200 N 2d. Pubs., The Crow Bar Pub. Co. 50 cents per year. Cumulative Book Review Digest-300 14th av SE. Pubs., H. W. Wilson Co.
Farm Implements-1003 Lumber Exch. Editor and Mngr., Luman C. Pryor; Pubs., Farm Implements Publishing Co. $1 per year.
Forskaren (Swedish)-1119 Washington av S. Pubs., Forskaren Pub. Co. $1.50 per year.
Furniture Dealer The-622 Met. Life bldg. Mngr., B. F. Forester. $1 per year.
Good Cheer-87 S 7th. 25 cents per year. Investors Guide The-500 Kasota bldg. Pub., C. C. Shepard. $1 per year. Keith's Magazine-426 McKnight bldg. Pub., M. L. Keith. $2 per year. Kvindens Magasin-406 5th av S. Pub., International Publishing Co. 75 cents per year.
Labor Digest The-807 N. Y. Life bldg. Pub., E. E. Stevens. $1 per year.
Luthersk Tidsskrift (Norwegian) - 2428 Butler pl. Pubs., The Lutheran Review Co. $1 per year.
Minnesota Horticulturist-207 Kasota bldg. Pubs., The Minnesota State Horticultural Society. $1 per year.
Minnesota Magazine-Editors and Pubs., Students of the University of Minnesota, U. of M. bldg.
Minnesota Patriot-804 Sykes bldg. Edit- or, Geo. F. Wells.
Missionstidningen (Swedish)-1225 Wash- ington av S. Editor and Mngr., Rev. J. C. Olson.
Northwest Insurance-300 N. W. Natl. Life bldg. Pubs., Northwestern Insurance Co. $1 per year.
Northwestern Druggist The-103 Boston blk. Mngr., C. A. Robinson. $1 per year. Nya Idun (Swedish Ladies' Magazine) - 2427 Columbus av. Pubs., Magnhild An- derson.
Photographic Poster-114 S 5th. Pubs., O. H. Peck Co. 50 cents per year. Profitable Farming - 400 Kasota bldg. Pubs., The Wigham Publishing Co. 50 cents per year.
Pythian Advocate-524 Kasota bldg. Pub., F. E. Wheaton. $1 per year.
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature- 300 14th av SE. Pubs., H. W. Wilson Co.
Samband-322 Cedar av. Editor, A. A. Nelson.
School Education-717 Hennepin av. Pubs., Northwestern School Supply Co. $1.25 per year.
School Spectator - 321 Meyers Arcade. Pub., James M. Ford. $1 per year.
Ungdommens Ven (Norwegian and Eng- lish Religious)-416 8th av S. Pubs., Skandinaviska Gootemplaren-Official Or- K. C. Holter Pub. Co. $1 per year. gan Scandinavian Grand Lodge of Min- nesota, I. O. G. T. Managing Editor, A. M. Wold, r 2427 14th av S.
Svensk Family Journal-722 S 4th. Pubs., C. Rasmussen Publishing Co. 50 cents per year.
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Parks, Etc.
Tiger and Crescent-304 Kasota bldg.
Pub., Thos. Hineline.
Western Architect The (Inc)-735 Palace bldg. Gen. Mngr., E. A. Purdy.
Wood Preserving World The-2358 Upton av N. Bus. Mngr., W. E. Wadsworth.
QUARTERLY.
Clearing House Quarterly The-712 An- drus bldg. Pubs., Attorneys' National Clearing House Co. Business Mngr., J. C. Fifield. $5 per year.
Northwestern National News-Northwest- ern National Life bldg. Pub., S. W. King's Highway-14.73 acres. From W Leavitt. 38th to W 46th and 46th to Lake Har- riet boulevard.
Quarterly Review-501 E River Road. Ed- itor, Mrs. C. S. Winchell. year.
ANNUALLY.
DAVISON'S MINNEAPOLIS CITY DI-
rectory-902-906 Northwestern bldg. Minneapolis Directory Co., Pubs. $7.
Price,
Dictionary of Minneapolis - 404 Kasota bldg. Pubs., The Hudson Pub. Co.
25 cents per copy.
BIENNIALLY.
BLUE BOOK THE-902-906 Northwestern bldg. R. L. Polk & Co., Pubs. Pub- lished every odd year in January. Con- tains the names of all the best families in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Price, $5.
MINNESOTA, DAKOTAS AND MON- tana Gazetteer-904 Northwestern bldg. R. L. Polk & Co., Pubs. Published every even year in March. Price, $12.
PARKS AND BOULEVARDS.
Audubon Park-5 acres. Filmore and 29th av NE.
Barnes Place-0.57 acres. Elwood and 8th avs N.
Bryant Square-3.68 acres. Bryant av S and W 31st.
Camden Park-21.50 acres. Washington Lyndale and 44th avs N.
Cedar Avenue Triangle-0.021 acres. Ce- dar av and S 7th.
Cedar Lake Boulevard-9.32 acres. South and west shore Cedar Lake.
Clifton Triangle-0.034 acres. and Clifton pl.
Columbia Park-171.60 acres. Central av and 31st av NE.
Cottage Park-0.50 acres. James and Ilion avs N.
Dean Boulevard-15.90 acres. From s w side of Lake of the Isles to and on n s of Lake Calhoun. Length 0.75 miles.
Elliot Park-6.924 acres. 9th av S, S 8th, 10th av S and E 14th.
Euclid Triangle-0.33 acres. Euclid
and W 26th.
Farview Park-20.82 acres. Lyndale and 26th avs N, 4th and 29th av N.
Forest Park-40th av NE and 7th.
Franklin Steele Square-1.54 acres. 5th
av S, E 16th, Portland av and E 17th.
Gateway The-9.03 acres. 1st to Washn av, bet Hennepin and Nicollet avs.
Glen Dale-1.65 acres. Irving av and 23d av N.
Glenwood Park-560 acres. Western av and Abbott av N.
av, near Royalston av, in Oak Lake Addition.
Hillside Triangle-0.50 acres. Hillside av and Logan av N.
Hiyata Park-10.30 acres. Kenwood pk- Rauen Triangle-0.027 acres. 11th av N and 5th.
way and Fremont av S.
Humboldt Triangle-0.35 acres. 6th av N Richard Chute Square-1.07 acres. Uni- and Elwood av. versity av and 1st av SE.
Interlachen-25.50 acres. S of Lake Cal- houn from 38th to 40th.
Irving Triangle-0.11 acres. Irving av and 22d av N.
Jackson Square-2.32 acres.
22d av NE
and Jackson.
Kenwood Park-33.45 acres. Bet Logan, Franklin, Oliver, Kenwood pkway and Morgan avs.
Kenwood Parkway-20.60 acres. From Lake of the Isles to Loring Park via Kenwood and Spring Lake. Length of drive, 1.67 miles.
15 cents per Lake Nokomis-409.60 acres. Surrounding and including Lake Nokomis.
Lake Calhoun-38.07 acres. Bet Lake Cal- houn and Lake of the Isles.
Lake Harriet-55 acres, 353 acres lake, W bank of Lake Harriet, Upton av, W 45th and 46th sts.
Lake Harriet Boulevard-31% miles. Is the parkway running entirely around Lake Harriet.
Lake of the Isles Boulevard-2.80 miles. Commencing N of Franklin av the boule- vard sweeps around both shores of the picturesque lake and connects at the south with Lake Calhoun boulevard, and on the west by a branch running between Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake, to the northwest shore of Lake Calhoun.
Lake of the Isles Park-155.98 acres. Surrounding and including Lake of the Isles.
Lakeside Oval-0.316 acres. North of Lakeside av in Oak Lake Addition. Logan Park-10.08 acres. Monroe, cor Broadway.
Loring Park-36.34 acres. Hennepin av, Harmon pl, Willow and W 15th. Lovell Square-1.35 acres. Irving av and 10tn av N.
Lowry Triangle-0.16 acres. Hennepin av and Vineland pl.
Lyndale Farmstead-18.49 acres. 38th and Bryant av S.
Lyndale Park-61.26 acres. Between Lake Harriet boul and Lakewood Cemetery, and between Dupont and Penn avs S.
Clifton av Maple Hill-8.04 acres. Between Polk Fil- fore, Summer and Broadway.
Minnehaha Park-Containing 142.04 acres along Minnehaha creek between Minne- haha av and the Mississippi river.
Minnehaha Parkway-177.07 acres. From Lake Harriet to Hiawatha av along the valley of Minnehaha creek. Length, 5.55 miles.
Mount Curve Triangle-0.05 acres. Be- tween Mount Curve and Fremont avs S. pl Murphy Square-3.33 acres. 22d av S to 23d av S and S 712 to Butler pl.
Newton Triangle 0.12 acres. Hillside av and Newton av N.
North Commons-25.74 acres. Bet Mor- gan, James, 16th and 19th avs N.
Normanna Triangle-0.07 acres. Minne- haha av and E 22d.
Oak Lake Park-1.33 acres. Between Lakeside and Border avs in Oak Lake Addition.
Oliver Triangle-0.04 acres. 21st av N and Oliver av.
Highland Oval-0.058 acres. Highland Parade The-68 acres. Kenwood pkway and Lyndale av S.
Powderhorn Lake Park -- 59.22 acres. 10th to 14th av S, E 32d to E 34th. 9 acres lake.
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Riverside Park-19.78 acres. 27th av S, Lowry Hill Station-1816 Lyndale av S. river, 29th av S and 6th. Supt., Thos. O'Neill.
Royalston Triangle-0.20 acres. 6th av
N and Royalston av.
St. Anthony Heights-4.70 acres. sity av SE, bet Clarence and Malcolm No. avs. No.
St. Anthony Parkway (Pleasant St)-82.50 No.
acres. E bank Mississippi river. Ar- No. lington st to E city limits and Pleasant No.
st through University campus. Length, 2.45 miles.
No. No.
7, 800 Washn av SE. 8, 1228 NE Main. 9, 1101 26th av N.
Smith Triangle-0.26 acres. Hennepin av and W 24th.
No.
No. 10, 2 E 26th. No. 11, 98 Western av.
No. 12, 1012 Hennepin av.
Stevens Square-2.48 acres. Between. 18th No. 13, 743 E Lake.
and 19th and Stevens and 2d avs S. No. 14, 1516 Como av.
Stinson Boulevard-15.10 acres. H st from Division to 14th av NE. Length, 0.75 No. 16, 800 S 10th. miles.
Svea Triangle-0.89 acres. Riverside av
and 26th av S.
Tower Hill-4.70 acres. University av SE No. 20, 3001 Hennepin av. No. 21, 4301 E 50th.
bet Clarence and Malcolm.
VanCleve Park-6.97 acres. Como av and 14th av S.
Virginia Triangle-0.167 acres. Hennepin No. and Groveland avs.
Washington Triangle-0.04 acres. Washn No. 26, 941 Central av. and 8th av NE.
No. 27,
1731 Chicago av.
No. 29, 700 20th av N.
No. 30, 401 S 10th.
No. 31, 3400 University av SE.
No. 32, 2426 NE 2d.
No. 34, 2329 Hennepin av.
No. 35, 2629 E Lake.
No. 36, 3341 Longfellow av.
No. 37, 1342 Nicollet av. No. 38, 401 E Lake.
Federal building. Marquette av, s w cor S No. 39, 3555 Nicollet av.
3d. Open 7:30 a. m. to 7:00 p. m .; Week No. 40, Nicollet av and 7th, Dayton Dry Days, General Delivery open from 7:30 Goods Co. a. m. to 10 p. m .; Money Order Dept. No. 41, West Hotel. No. 42, 4555 Bryant av S. open from 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m. Official Roster-Postmaster, W. D. Hale; No. 43, 1600 Western av. Asst. Postmaster, M. C. Fosnes; Cash- No. 44, Minneapolis Dry Goods Co. ier, C. H. Burwell; Cashier, J. C. West- No. 45, 4252 Nicollet av. ley; Supt., Marc D. Wanvig; Asst. Supts. No. 46, 3201 Penn av N.
of Mails, T E Hughes, J S Thurston, No. 47, 3800 Grand av.
C. H. Northam, J. G. Walker; Supt. of No. 48, 3124 Emerson av N.
Money Order Division, J. W. Fleu; Asst. Supt. of Money Order Division, E. C. Cady.
Railway Mail Service, Tenth Division - Supt., S. A. Cisler, St. Paul.
Postoffice Inspectors (St. Paul Division)- R. D. Simmons, St. Paul; Resident In- spectors, Geo. H. Drake, Arthur M. Sted- man, W. M. Hughes, Carl F. Egge, Fed- eral bldg., Minneapolis.
POST OFFICE CARRIER STATIONS. Bloomington Station-1051 E
Supt., Geo. F. Gordon.
Domestic mail matter, that is, mail mat- Camden Place Station-4201 Washington av N. Supt., S. C. Stanchfield. ter sent in the mails from some postoffice Commerce Station-Chamber of Commerce within the United States to some other bldg. Supt., John Emslie. postoffice within the same, is divided into four classes, as follows :
Highland Station-1910 Washington av N. Supt., J. C. Rickard.
Lyndale Station-2953 Supt., B. F. Coffin.
Riverside Station-266 W. E. Brown. Cedar av. Supt., St. Anthony Falls Station-22 University av SE. Supt., F. W. Campbell.
Lyndale av S. RATE OF POSTAGE: TWO CENTS FOR EACH OUNCE OR FRACTION THEREOF.
Written matter, namely, letters, postal cards, and all matter wholly or partly in writing, whether sealed or unsealed- Linden Hills Station-2733 W 43d. F. M. except as provided below-and all mat- Rathbun, clk in charge.
Station F-5318 Lyndale av S. Mrs. Edith M. Morton, clk in charge.
Fourth Avenue Station-1728 4th Supt., John S. Glasgow.
STATIONS.
1, 2 E Lake st. 2, 1519 Franklin av E.
3, 1228 Washn av N.
4, 1500 20th av N.
5, 2423 Central av.
6, 401 14th av SE.
No. 15, 2630 E 25th.
No. 17, 642 6th av N.
No. 18, 3400 Lyndale av S.
No. 19, 758 Adams.
No. 22, 2901 Washn av N.
No. 23, 1320 6th av N.
24, 928 Plymouth av.
No. 25, 1500 Hennepin av.
No. 28, L. S. Donaldson Co. Store.
West Riverside Park (including islands in river)-175,36 acres. Mississippi river. Franklin av to Minnehaha Park.
Wilson Park-1.13 acres. 12th and Haw- thorn av.
Windom Park-8.63 acres. Johnson and No. 33, 1632 Washn st NE. Lowry av NE.
The total acreage of all parks in Min- neapolis is 2,465.242 acres.
POSTOFFICE.
No. 49, 2122 6th av N.
No. 50, 3965 Minnehaha av.
No. 51, 402 W Lake.
No. 52, Powers Mercantile Co.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
(Richfield and Bloomington Townships.) No. 1, from St. F, Lyndale av S and 53d. No. 2, from Linden Hills Sta., 2733 W 43d. No. 3, from Sta. F, Lyndale av S and 53d. No. 4, from Sta. F, Lyndale av S and 53d.
Lake. POSTAL RATES AND CLASSIFICATION OF MAIL MATTER.
First Class Matter.
ter,
sealed or otherwise, closed
against inspection is of the first class. Postal Cards-No printing or writing av S. other than the address allowable upon the address side; nor may anything ex-
Stevens Place-0.66 acres. and Grant.
Portland av
Univer- No.
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cept an address label be pasted or at- tached to any postal cards, the words "to be called for," or any proper description of the person or place addressed may be written or printed thereon as part of the address. Any other writing, mark or seal placed on the address side renders it un- mailable except at letter rates.
Third Class Matter.
RATE OF POSTAGE: ONE CENT FOR EACH TWO OUNCES OR FRACTION- AL PART THEREOF, AND MUST BE FULLY PREPAID BY STAMPS AF- FIXED.
Printed Matter-Is defined to be the re- production upon paper by any process ex- cept that of handwriting, or by the type- writer, of any words, letters, characters, figures or images, or of any combination thereof, not having the character of an actual personal correspondence. Seeds, bulbs and scions are included in third class matter.
Private Mailing Cards-Mailing cards other than government postal cards may be sent through the mails at the rate of one cent apiece, payable by stamps to be affixed by the sender. Written messages and clippings, pasted, may be sent on these cards when they are made to conform to the following restrictions: Such cards Further Points of Definition-Reproduc- tions from originals, produced by mimeo- graph or similar mechanical process, easy of recognition, are entitled to pass in the mails in unsealed envelopes as third class matter, when mailed at the postoffice win- dows in numbers of at least twenty iden- must be approximately of same form, qual- ity and weight as stamped postal cards now in general use, not exceeding 31/2 by 51% inches, nor less than 2 15-16 by 4 5-8 inches. The color of the cards may be white, cream, light gray, or shade of govern- ment card. There may be on the left half tical copies. of the message or address side writing, Proof sheets and corrected proof sheets and manuscript copy accompanying the same are rated as third class matter. printing, advertisements, illustrations, or other matter. Advertising cards or ordi- nary mailing cards for advertising purposes Permissible Writing-Upon matter of the when the message is entirely in printing, third class, or upon wrapper or envelope are not restricted to the above conditions. inclosing the same, or the tag or label at- They may be of any size or weight. Post- age rate one cent for each two ounces.
Second Class Matter.
Second class matter is of two kinds. First, that sent by publishers or news by written or printed words to call atten- agents; Second, that sent by other than publishers or news agents.
RATE OF POSTAGE: TO PUBLISHERS AND NEWS AGENTS; ONE CENT PER POUND OR FRACTION THERE- OF. TO INDIVIDUALS, ONE CENT FOR EACH FOUR OUNCES OR FRACTION.
Mailable matter of the second class em-printed any matter mailable as third class,
braces all newspapers and other periodical publications which are issued at stated in-
tervals and are within the conditions named necessary stamps. in the statute.
STATUTORY CHARACTERISTICS OF
SECOND CLASS MATTER.
First-It must be regularly issued at stated intervals, as frequently as four Mailable matter of the Parcel Post em- times a year, and bear a date of issue and braces all the matter not embraced in the be numbered consecutively.
Second-It must be issued from a known office of publication.
Third-It must be formed of printed
paper sheets, without board, leather, clothof any one engaged in the postal service,
or other substantial binding, such as dis- tinguished printed books for preservation each package thereof. from periodical publications.
Fourth-It must be originated and pub- lished for the dissemination of information of a public character or devoted to litera- ture, the sciences, arts, or some special in- dustry and having a legitimate list of sub- scribers.
How Enclosed-Articles of merchandise must be wrapped or enclosed in such a manner that their character can be easily ascertained. In the case of such articles as medicine, powders, tobacco, cigars, fancy What Is Permissible to Be Written or Printed-The name and address of the per- son to whom the matter shall be sent, in- dex figures of subscription book, either printed or written; the printed title and soaps, and the like postmasters will accept them when mailed in their original wrap- pers and so sealed or enclosed as to prop- erly protect the articles, so that each pack- age in its simplest mercantile form or unit place of publication; the printed or written of measure may be examined.
name and address of the publisher or send-
Permissible Writing or Printing Upon er, or both, and written or printed words or with Parcel Post Matter-With a pack- or figures, or both, indicating the date on age of Parcel Post matter prepaid at the which the subscription to such matter will proper rate for that class, the sender may end; the correction of any typographical er-
enclose any mailable third class matter, ror; a mark, except written or printed and may write upon the wrapper or cover words, to designate a word or passage to thereof, or tag or label accompanying the which it is desired to call attention; the same, his name, occupation, residence or words "sample copy," or "marked copy;" business address, preceded by the word "from," and any marks, numbers, names or and publishers and news agents may en- close in their publication, bills, receipts and letters for purpose of descriptions or any orders for subscription thereto.
print thereon the same and any printed
Parcel Post Matter.
Up to 4 ounces there is a flat rate of one cent an ounce regardless of distance. Rate above 4 ounces and up to 11 pounds is graduated by distance according to zones.
first, second and third classes, which is not in its form or nature liable to destroy or deface or otherwise damage the con- tents of the mail bag, or harm the person
and is not above 11 pounds in weight for
Examination-All matter of the Parcel Post shall be subject to examination.
tached thereto, the sender may write his own. name, occupation and residence or business address, preceded by the word "from," and may make marks other than
tion to any word or passage in the text, and may correct any typographical error. There may be placed upon blank leaves or cover of any book or printed matter of the third class a simple manuscript dedicat- ed or inscription not of the nature of a per- sonal correspondence. Upon the wrapper or envelope of third class matter may be
but there must be left on the address side space sufficient for a legible address and
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matter not in the nature of a personal correspondence.
Positively Unmailable-Poisons, inflam- mable or explosive substances and other substances exhaling a bad odor. All alco- holic liquors, live animals or reptiles, dead animals not stuffed, live insects, except per pound.
bees, comb honey and fruits or vegetable matter liable to decay; also letters, pic- tures or other articles of obscene or inde- cent character (sealed or unsealed), letters business from 7:30 a. m. to 7:00 p. m., except Sundays. Cashier's office from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. For the transaction of registry business from 7:30 a. m. to 9:00 p. m., money order business from 9:00 a. m. to 9:00 p. m.
or circulars regarding lotteries or fraudu- lent schemes of any kind and letters or other articles upon the outside of which ap- pears anything of a scurrilous, defamatory or threatening character.
Foreign.
THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION includes nearly all foreign countries. The classification of mail is as follows :
Articles for or from foreign countries, except Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the Re- public of Panama, are classified as "Let- ters," "Postcards," "Newspapers" and oth- er printed matter. "Commercial or busi- ness papers," and "Patterns or samples."
The rate of postage to the countries and colonies composing the Universal Pos- tal Union (except Canada, Cuba, Mexico and the Republic of Panama) are as fol- lows :
Letters, 5 cents for. the first ounce or fraction of an ounce, and 3 cents for each additional ounce, or fraction of an ounce, except England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and New Foundland, to which the rate is 2 cents for each ounce. Also Germany when carried by German ships.
Postal cards, each 2 cents.
Newspapers and other printed matter, per 2 ounces, 1 cent.
Commercial Papers-Packets, not in ex- cess of 10 ounces, 5 cents. Packets in excess of 10 ounces, for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof, 1 cent.
Samples of Merchandise-Packets, not in excess of 4 ounces, 2 cents. Packets in excess of 4 ounces, for each 2 ounces or fraction thereof 1 cent.
Mexico, Cuba, Canada and the Republic of letters which the senders desire to recall
Panama.
Mexico-Matter mailed in the United States addressed to Mexico is subject to the same postage rate and conditions as it would be if it were addressed for delivery in the United States, except that articles of miscellaneous merchandise (fourth class matter) not sent as bona fide trade sam- ples, are required to be sent by "Parcels Post." See below.
Canada-Matter mailed in the United States, addressed to Canada, is subject to ply to Room No. 1.
For rental of lock boxes and drawers ap-
For employment as clerk or carrier, or information concerning the same, applica-
the same postage rates and conditions as it would be if it were addressed for deliv- ery in the United States. The following tion should be made to the Secretary of the articles, however, are absolutely excluded Local Board of Examiners for the Civil from the Canadian mails, without regard to Service Commission, Room 305 Federal the amount of postage prepaid, or the man- Bldg. ner in which they are wrapped, viz. : All sealed packages other than letters in their usual and ordinary form; all packages (ex-
Penalty for Evasion of Payment of Post- age-Any person who shall conceal or in- close matter of a higher class in that of a cept single volumes of printed books) which lower class, and deposit, or cause the same weigh more than 4 lbs. 6 ounces : "Police Gazette;" publications which violate any copyright law of Canada.
Merchandise may be sent in the mails to be liable to a penalty of $10.00.
Canada at domestic rates of postage, when ยท not sealed against inspection, subject to matter should be reported immediately in the custom duties of that country.
Parcels Post to Foreign Countries.
Unsealed packages of mailable merchan- dise may be sent by Parcels Post to Ger- many, Jamaica, Barbadoes, the Bahamas, British Honduras, Mexico, the Leeward Is- marks, which is essential to satisfactory lands, the Republic of Columbia, Costa results.
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